Spiced Lemon And Lime Ade

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 2 cups water
• 8 rosemary sprigs (6-inch)
• 3 tablespoons whole allspice, coarsely cracked
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 7 cups cold water
• 2 lemons or 2 limes, sliced or cubed (optional)
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan combine the water, the rosemary, and the allspice.
• 2 bring to boiling.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 cover and let stand for 1 hour or until cool.
• 5 remove two of the rosemary sprigs; wrap, and chill to use later for garnishing the pitcher.
• 6 strain liquid through a fine sieve, discarding solids.
• 7 stir sugar into strained liquid until dissolved.
• 8 cover and chill 1 to 24 hours.
• 9 to serve, in large pitcher combine herb-spice liquid, lemon and lime juices, and cold water.
• 10 float lemon and/or lime slices and reserved rosemary sprigs in pitcher.
• 11 serve in tall glasses over ice.
• 12 makes seven 12-ounce servings.
• 13 enjoy!
• 14 note: cook time is just the time it takes to boil the water, it may vary.